La Europa Academy's mission is to empower students and their families to strengthen resiliency by providing specialized clinical, expressive and academic interventions that promote emotional healing and facilitate sustainable change.
La Europa Academy, is a residential treatment center that helps students, assigned female at birth and ages 14 - 17, find themselves through creative expression. La Europa helps their students unlock the potential you know is there and develop the skills she needs to overcome her current challenges. La Europa provides expressive therapies, individual therapy, group therapy and family therapy. La Europa has an excellent school program that meets the needs of students in 9th-12th grades.
Quick Stats (2025)
- Grades: 9-12
- Enrollment: 34 students
- Yearly Tuition: $16,500
- Average class size: 7 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
- Source: Verified school update
School Overview
School Membership(s)School Assoc.
Religious Affiliation
Grades Offered
Grades 9-12
ADD/ADHD Support
Yes
Year Founded
2004
Student Body
Total Students
34 students
Student Body Type
% Students of Color
10%
State avg.: 26%
Students by Grade

Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
6 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
6:1
National avg.: 13:1
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree
25%
Average Class Size
7 students
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Tuition and Acceptance Rate
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost
$16,500
Tuition Notes
The daily rate at La Europa Academy is $550.00.
Admissions Director
Iris Maass
Extracurriculars
Total ExtracurricularsTotal Extra-curric.
4 extracurriculars
ExtracurricularsExtra-curric.
Arts and Music Programs:
Art Studio, Dance Movement, Psychodrama, Rock Band
Art Studio, Dance Movement, Psychodrama, Rock Band
School Notes
- At La Europa Academy, a residential treatment center that helps students, ages 14 - 17, find themselves through creative expression, we will help them unlock the potential you know is there and develop the skills they needs to overcome her current challenges. We combine a nurturing, home-like environment, a sophisticated clinical approach tailored to specific needs and a challenging academic curriculum to develop coping skills and identity.
- At La Europa, fine arts are used therapeutically, academically and as a way for our students to build confidence and create a healthy identity. Our hope is that they will use creativity and the arts as a second language to help express their inner worlds.Therapeutically, expressive therapists help our students to bridge the gap between the left brain, which holds our verbal, logical and critical functions, and the right brain, which holds our non-verbal, sensory and symbolic functions. Often insight generated in talk therapies, which are primarily left brain-oriented, does not translate into life change or emotional change because it lacks the whole brain integration.
- Academically, La Europa has many art classes for students to learn or expand art skills. This not only earns credit for them but also allows students to explore potential career interests. Students who are intending to focus on the arts in college can begin or complete portfolio work for college admission.Fine arts are used as a strength-based focus to building confidence. Through artistic expression, performance and community art experience, students build on talents, interests and strengths to develop a healthy identity.
Source: Verified school update
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does La Europa Academy cost?
La Europa Academy's tuition is approximately $16,500 for private students.
When is the application deadline for La Europa Academy?
The application deadline for La Europa Academy is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).
In what neighborhood is La Europa Academy located?
La Europa Academy is located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Salt Lake City, UT.
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